Those who almost forget women’s history month are doomed to repeat it

With mere hours to spare, lawmakers today passed a resolution declaring March as “Colorado’s Women’s History Month.”

“From being the first state in the nation to give women the right to vote through popular vote to having the highest percentage of women serving the state legislature today, Colorado has much to be proud of,” House sponsor, Marsha Looper, R-Calhan, said in a release.

“In 1895, the first women elected to the Colorado House of Representatives were all Republicans,” added Rep. Cheri Gerou of Evergreen.

My questions: What took you so long? And what’s next, an April 30 announcement declaring April 1 “Colorado’s April Fools Day?”

That rhetoric is my way of saying that I have to believe that Plan A would have been to declare it Women’s History Month on, or closer to, March 1.

Other evidence? Take a look at this info. from the General Assembly’s history of SJR29:

Summarized History for Bill Number SJR11-029
(The date the bill passed to the committee of the whole reflects the date the bill passed out of committee.)

03/29/2011 Introduced In Senate – Assigned to
03/29/2011 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
03/31/2011 Introduced In House – Assigned to
03/31/2011 House Third Reading Passed
03/31/2011 Senate Third Reading Passed

This information is prepared as an informational service only and should not be relied
upon as an official record of action taken by the Colorado General Assembly.

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Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.